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president obama says that's what romney wants to do. romney says not me. take a listen. >> governor romney's central economic plan calls for a $5 trillion tax cut on top of the extension of the bush tax cuts. that's another trillion dollars. and $2 trillion in additional military spending that the military hasn't asked for. >> i don't have a $5 trillion tax cut. i don't have a tax cut of a scale that you're talking about. my view is that we ought to provide tax relief to people in the middle class. >> reporter: all right. two contending points there. only one of them can be right. paul singer, the fact checker here tonight, political editor at "u.s.a. today." who's right? >> mitt romney does have tax cuts in his plan. the issue is it really a $5 trillion tax cut because what he says is if it will -- says but it will make more revenue because it creates more jobs. those people then start paying taxes. so it doesn't actually cut revenues to the government. but there are cuts in the tax rate that individuals pay. i'm not sure how to count whether that is or i
president obama says that's what romney wants to do. romney says not me. take a listen. >> governor romney's central economic plan calls for a $5 trillion tax cut on top of the extension of the bush tax cuts. that's another trillion dollars. and $2 trillion in additional military spending that the military hasn't asked for. >> i don't have a $5 trillion tax cut. i don't have a tax cut of a scale that you're talking about. my view is that we ought to provide tax relief to people in...
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president obama and mitt romney are both making a big push for women's vote in the final days of their campaign. danielle nottingham has more. >> reporter: president obama headed to man chaser, new hampshire this morning to rally supporters and sway undecided voters of the the president and republican challenger mitt romney are both making a push for women's votes in the final weeks of the campaign. >> this is a presidency that has not helped america's women. as i go across the country and ask women what can i do to help, what they speak about day in and day out is help me find a good job. >> reporter: recent polls show romney making gains with women voters, but his comment at tuesday's debate about hiring women as massachusetts governor is still drawing fire. >> they brought us whole binders full of women. >> reporter: romney apparently meant to say binders full of women's resumes. democrats are on the attack. >> the idea to go and ask where a qualified woman was, he should have come to my house. he didn't need a binder. >> reporter: the republican white house hopeful will spend most
president obama and mitt romney are both making a big push for women's vote in the final days of their campaign. danielle nottingham has more. >> reporter: president obama headed to man chaser, new hampshire this morning to rally supporters and sway undecided voters of the the president and republican challenger mitt romney are both making a push for women's votes in the final weeks of the campaign. >> this is a presidency that has not helped america's women. as i go across the...
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mitt romney is preparing in colorado and the latest polls show he is trailing the president in most swing states. >> we can do this. >> reporter: his running mate paul ryan is on a bus tour working to sway voters in iowa. >> our goal is to earn your support. we want to deserve this victory. >> reporter: vice president joe biden is in the battle ground state of north carolina today while president obama studies for the debate in nevada. he is holding practice sessions with former presidential candidate john kerry playing the part of mitt romney. on monday the president called campaign volunteers and told one of them what debate preparation is like. >> they're keeping me indoors all the time. it's a drag. they're making me do my homework. >> reporter: the stakes are high for wednesday's debate but both the white house and the romney campaign are trying to lower expectations. neither side wants their candidate to take the stage with a perceived advantage. the polls show most americans believe obama will win the first debate. >> thank you so much. >> reporter: but historically it's the challe
mitt romney is preparing in colorado and the latest polls show he is trailing the president in most swing states. >> we can do this. >> reporter: his running mate paul ryan is on a bus tour working to sway voters in iowa. >> our goal is to earn your support. we want to deserve this victory. >> reporter: vice president joe biden is in the battle ground state of north carolina today while president obama studies for the debate in nevada. he is holding practice sessions...
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mitt romney, however, stood his ground. danielle nottingham has more. >> reporter: president obama and mitt romney head to separate corners of the country to campaign after one of the most combative presidential debates in recent memory. >> you'll get your chance in a moment. i'm still speaking. >> i don't look at my pension. it's not as big as yours. >> reporter: the president and his republican challenger clashed on just about every issue invading each other's space and battling for uncommitted voters. >> not drew. >> how much did you cut it? >> governor, we produced more oil-- >> no much, how much did you cut licenses and permits on federal waters? >> reporter: when the sparring was over, cbs news asked a group of about 500 uncommitted votessers who won. 47% said the president. 30% said romney and a third called it a tie. predictably both sides claim victory. romney's team says his momentum will continue. the president's camp praised his performance after his lackluster debate two weeks ago. >> he had a great debate toni
mitt romney, however, stood his ground. danielle nottingham has more. >> reporter: president obama and mitt romney head to separate corners of the country to campaign after one of the most combative presidential debates in recent memory. >> you'll get your chance in a moment. i'm still speaking. >> i don't look at my pension. it's not as big as yours. >> reporter: the president and his republican challenger clashed on just about every issue invading each other's space...
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but romney has cut the president's lead in half since september. when ohio voters were asked who was a strong leader, more chose romney. but, when asked if the candidates care about their needs and problems, the president has the advantage. both campaigns conduct their own extensive polls and both believe their candidate has an excellent chance to win. >>> we are your go-to debate station. we are teaming up again with our sister paper, usa today. and beginning at 9:00 p.m. on our website, we will be live, blogging about what the candidates say. you can join the conversations via facebook or twitter. then we will be fact checking the candidates's statements with the fact checking team, no bull, just the facts on 9news now at 11:00. >>> services have been set for former south dakota senator george mcgovern. he died sunday at a sioux falls hospice. he was 90 years old. a public viewing is planned for thursday in sioux falls. funeral services are scheduled for friday in sioux falls. a private burial will take plate at a later date in rock creek cemeter
but romney has cut the president's lead in half since september. when ohio voters were asked who was a strong leader, more chose romney. but, when asked if the candidates care about their needs and problems, the president has the advantage. both campaigns conduct their own extensive polls and both believe their candidate has an excellent chance to win. >>> we are your go-to debate station. we are teaming up again with our sister paper, usa today. and beginning at 9:00 p.m. on our...
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mitt romney trails in many battleground state polls. this is an opportunity to him to gain some ground. >> i think you're going to see the mitt romney that really cares about putting the american people back to work. i think that's the most important goal that the governor has. >> reporter: president obama will be pressing his own plan for the economy. but today he's facing new criticism over something he said during 2007 during his speech of a predominantly black office. he implied the bush administration was with holding recovery money after hurricane katrina based on race. >> what's happening down in new orleans? where's your dollar? >> reporter: all major media outlets covered the speech at the time. >> i'm a little amazed that as you mentioned a widely covered speech, likely by people at your network is somehow caused a kerr fluffle five years later. >> reporter: as many as 50 million could watch the debate, including unemployed americans, anxious to see who has the best jobs plan. bill is trying to land work. he was let go as a tr
mitt romney trails in many battleground state polls. this is an opportunity to him to gain some ground. >> i think you're going to see the mitt romney that really cares about putting the american people back to work. i think that's the most important goal that the governor has. >> reporter: president obama will be pressing his own plan for the economy. but today he's facing new criticism over something he said during 2007 during his speech of a predominantly black office. he implied...
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mitt romney and his running mate paul ryan are focusing on another battleground state, florida. thursday night they got a brief break from campaigning and had a little fun at each other's expense. >> reporter: the president's remarks are brought to you by the letter o. and the number 16 trillion. >> reporter: romney also took a swipe at the press. >> i've already seen early reports from tonight's dinner. headline, obama embraced by catholics. romney dies with rich people. [ laughter ] >> reporter: the two candidates will spend the weekend hunkered down preparing for their third and final debate. president obama offered a little preview. >> on monday's debate is a little bit different because the topic is foreign policy. spoiler alert -- we got bin laden. >> reporter: the president also took a shot at his republican challenger's wealth. >> earlier today i went shopping at some stores in midtown. i understand governor romney went shopping for some stores in midtown. >> reporter: monday's debate will be voters' last chance to compare the candidates side by side before election day.
mitt romney and his running mate paul ryan are focusing on another battleground state, florida. thursday night they got a brief break from campaigning and had a little fun at each other's expense. >> reporter: the president's remarks are brought to you by the letter o. and the number 16 trillion. >> reporter: romney also took a swipe at the press. >> i've already seen early reports from tonight's dinner. headline, obama embraced by catholics. romney dies with rich people. [...
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i think he will have to compensate for a poor first debate. >> reporter: mitt romney's performance in the first debate impacted the race. his favorability numbers among voters jumped and the polls tightened. a new national poll shows the race is effectively a tie with the president just one point ahead of romney. the republican nominee is also gaining ground in the battleground states. >> expectations are higher for him in this debate than the first debate. he has to come out maintaining the momentum he had in the first debate. >> reporter: questions from the audience, it will abtown hall -- be a town hall format. something the president is familiar with. he's held more than 50 down halls during his time in office. susan mcginns in, cbs news, washington. >> tomorrow's debate could have an impact on the presidential race. right now voting is under way in 43 states. either by absentee ballot or in person early voting. >>> coming up on 9news now at noon, the captain that of -- of that cruise ship that capsized off the coast of italy appears in court. we'll have details in just a moment.
i think he will have to compensate for a poor first debate. >> reporter: mitt romney's performance in the first debate impacted the race. his favorability numbers among voters jumped and the polls tightened. a new national poll shows the race is effectively a tie with the president just one point ahead of romney. the republican nominee is also gaining ground in the battleground states. >> expectations are higher for him in this debate than the first debate. he has to come out...
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that's exactly what mitt romney and i are proposing. >> reporter: the romney campaign is praising ryan's performance in last night's vice presidential debate against joe biden. as the two men discussed domestic and foreign policy, the current vice president spent most of the night on offense. >> with all due respect, that's a bunch of malarkey. >> reporter: he interrupted ryan and talked into the camera directly several times. >> folks, use your common sense. who do you trust on that? >> reporter: president obama is proud of his running mate's perform manuals. today he's at the white house preparing for his next debate against mitt romney. in a cbs news poll of uncommitted voters taken right after the debate, 50% thought vice president biden won. >> these guys bet against america all the time. >> reporter: other polls gave ryan the edge. >> this is what politicians do when they don't have a record to run on. try to scare people from voting for you. >> reporter: it remains to be seen if last night's showdown will sway voters. his torians say the past eight vice presidential debates had al
that's exactly what mitt romney and i are proposing. >> reporter: the romney campaign is praising ryan's performance in last night's vice presidential debate against joe biden. as the two men discussed domestic and foreign policy, the current vice president spent most of the night on offense. >> with all due respect, that's a bunch of malarkey. >> reporter: he interrupted ryan and talked into the camera directly several times. >> folks, use your common sense. who do you...
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in virginia the president's lead this rang to five points. -- shrank to five points and romney now leads in colorado. >> there are some very important deadlines coming up. if you plan on voting in the upcoming november election. you just have a few more days to register to vote if you're not already. in virginia you have until monday, october 15. tuesday, october 16 is the deadline in maryland. and in d.c. the mail-in registration deadline has already passed but you can register in person at the elections board headquarters. you have only until friday, october 19 to do it that way. for more information, just go to our website wusa9.com and look under campaign 2012. >>> plans to turn the reston golf course into a massive residential community are on hold now. northwestern mutual life insurance owns the course and planned on putting homes on the site. the zoning board said no to that request initially after some pretty vocal opposition to the plan. northwestern representatives say they need more time to prepare before they file their appeal on that ruling. >> one on. there's a drive. >> al
in virginia the president's lead this rang to five points. -- shrank to five points and romney now leads in colorado. >> there are some very important deadlines coming up. if you plan on voting in the upcoming november election. you just have a few more days to register to vote if you're not already. in virginia you have until monday, october 15. tuesday, october 16 is the deadline in maryland. and in d.c. the mail-in registration deadline has already passed but you can register in person...
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a new associated press poll of likely voters shows governor romney has an advantage among women. tara mergener reports the president has nearly erased romney's advantage with men. >> reporter: the campaign blitz started before dawn. he delivered donuts to florida firefighters and rallied supporters in tampa. after stopping in four battleground states wednesday, the president hits three more today. he'll also travel to illinois where early voting is under way. >> i can't tell you who i'm voting for. it's a secret ballot. but michele says she voted for me. >> reporter: a prominent republican said on cbs this morning he also plans to vote for president obama. >> i voted for him in 2008 and i plan to stick with him in 2012 and i'll be voting for he and for vice president joe biden next month. >> reporter: for republican challenger mitt romney to win the white house, he'll need victories in several battleground states. today he's focused on winning ohio. the governor greeted voters at a cincinnati cafe this morning. he'll spend the whole day in the critical state working to sway the f
a new associated press poll of likely voters shows governor romney has an advantage among women. tara mergener reports the president has nearly erased romney's advantage with men. >> reporter: the campaign blitz started before dawn. he delivered donuts to florida firefighters and rallied supporters in tampa. after stopping in four battleground states wednesday, the president hits three more today. he'll also travel to illinois where early voting is under way. >> i can't tell you who...
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mitt romney will hold what he calls a cold country event in abingdon. president obama held a campaign rally in george mason university. surae chinn joins us live from fairfawith more information. [ no audio ] all right, we're having some technical difficulty getting to surae chinn. we'll try and get back to her in a few minutes. >>> well, there's good news for the president because the jobs report was released today. and for the first time in four years, the unemployment rate dipped below 8%. very good news for the white house. no president has been re- elected with unemployment above 8% since the great depression. but republican challenger mitt romney says that those numbers are not good enough. tara mergener has more now from the white house. >> reporter: john keenan is repairing bikes these days. not in montana where he owns a farm with his wife but in springfield, virginia. >> i moved back in with my parents the same house i grew up in. >> reporter: keenan left behind breathtaking vistas and his cashmere sheep because jobs are more plentiful on the
mitt romney will hold what he calls a cold country event in abingdon. president obama held a campaign rally in george mason university. surae chinn joins us live from fairfawith more information. [ no audio ] all right, we're having some technical difficulty getting to surae chinn. we'll try and get back to her in a few minutes. >>> well, there's good news for the president because the jobs report was released today. and for the first time in four years, the unemployment rate dipped...
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republican challenger mitt romney out performed him in the first debate and reenergized his campaign. democrats expect a livelier president this time. >> he needs to be energetic. >> reporter: romney will try to build on gains he made at the first debate. his supporters are expecting him to deliver another strong performance. >> i think he's turned the election around after the first debate. now he has to -- just keep the momentum going. >> reporter: romney's surge has spread to female voters. a new poll shows him just a point behind the president among likely voters in key swing states. tonight's debate will use a town hall style format. 80 randomly selected uncommitted voters will be in the audience. 11 of them will get to ask a question on foreign or domestic policy. >> both can dots have done -- candidates have done well in town hall settings and both have done poorly. it will just depend on how they operate in the time in the moment. >> reporter: both can expect questions from moderator kathy crowley. she said she didn't sign on to abpot the plant. the obama campaign says the pre
republican challenger mitt romney out performed him in the first debate and reenergized his campaign. democrats expect a livelier president this time. >> he needs to be energetic. >> reporter: romney will try to build on gains he made at the first debate. his supporters are expecting him to deliver another strong performance. >> i think he's turned the election around after the first debate. now he has to -- just keep the momentum going. >> reporter: romney's surge has...